2019 Cavalry FC season

The 2019 Cavalry FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League history.

Cavalry FC
2019 season
PresidentIan Allison
Head coachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field
Canadian Premier LeagueSpring: 1st
Fall: 1st
Overall: 1st
CPL FinalsFinalists
Canadian ChampionshipSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dominique Malonga (11 goals)
All: Dominique Malonga (13 goals)
Highest home attendance5,831
(November 2 vs. Forge FC)
Lowest home attendance1,938
(October 10 vs. Forge FC)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,292
All: 3,668

Overview

On May 17, 2018 Cavalry FC was unveiled as Calgary's team in the new Canadian Premier League, with then Calgary Foothills FC head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. chosen to be the first head coach in Cavalry history.[1] On November 29, 2018, Cavalry signed its first ever players: veteran Nik Ledgerwood and young talent Sergio Camargo, both from the Foothills.[2] Overall, 12 of the players on the Cavalry squad came from the Foothills. Cavalry's first ever international signing was Brazilian striker Oliver Minatel.[3] Cavalry signed two of its picks in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft, first overall pick Gabriel Bitar and fourteenth overall pick Joel Waterman.[4][5]

On May 3, 2019 Cavalry played their first ever game, at home against York9 FC. Jordan Brown scored the first goal in Cavalry FC history, with Dominick Zator adding a second and Cavalry hanging on for a 2–1 victory.[6] Cavalry went on to win their first seven games, until succumbing to Forge FC in a 1–0 defeat.[7] However, Cavalry rebounded and defeated York9 2–0 in their next game, clinching the spring season title and a berth in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.

In the Canadian Championship, Cavalry faced Pacific FC in the first round and won both legs.[8] Next, they were up against Forge. In the first leg in Hamilton, Forge struck first, but there was late drama when Forge FC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts received a red card in stoppage time, with no substitutions remaining. Cavalry was given a penalty shot, and Dominique Malonga beat midfielder turned goalkeeper Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson to tie the game.[9] Tensions were high after the goal, and Cavalry players accused a member of Forge's coaching staff of making racist remarks.[10] The match ended with a melee between Cavalry and Forge players, establishing a rivalry that would continue to take shape for the rest of the season.[11] In the second leg, Forge opened the scoring again, but goals from Malonga and Camargo meant that it was Cavalry who advanced to the quarterfinals.[12] Cavalry faced MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the quarterfinals and in the first leg the Cavs held the Whitecaps to a 0–0 draw at home.[13] In the second leg at BC Place in Vancouver, Brown and Zator scored in a 2–1 victory and goalkeeper Marco Carducci, who used to play for the Whitecaps, was praised for his performance. Cavalry became the first CPL team to defeat an MLS team, and advanced to the semifinals, where they were awaited by the Montreal Impact.[14] In the first leg of the semifinals, Ignacio Piatti scored twice for the Impact, but Cavalry was given hope when Camargo scored later in the game. It was not meant to be, however, as Cavalry couldn't get another one and Ledgerwood received a second yellow card, forcing Cavalry to play the last part of the game with 10 men.[15] A 1–0 defeat back in Calgary ended the Cinderella story and the Impact ended up defeating Toronto FC in the finals to become the champions.[16][17]

Although Cavalry was already secured a spot in the CPL finals, they won the fall season as well, causing Forge FC to qualify as the other finalist on the basis of having the next best overall record.[18] In the first leg of the finals in Hamilton, Waterman was given a red card and Forge star and CPL top scorer Tristan Borges was given a penalty kick, but it was stopped by Carducci. However, Borges scored ten minutes later and the game ended at 1–0.[19] Neither team could score in the second leg, until in stoppage time when all of Cavalry's outfield players were pressing in the attacking zone, and Forge managed to break out. David Choinière managed to score on the resulting 2 on 0, securing Cavalry's fate as runners up.[20]

Over the course of the season, Carducci and Zator were called up to the Canada men's national soccer team once each, but neither saw action. Carducci was the first Canadian Premier League player to be called up to the national team.[21][22]

Despite losing in the finals, Cavalry finished first overall in the regular season, and Wheeldon Jr. stated that he would like to bring most of the players back for the next season.[23] Wheeldon Jr. was named coach of the year, and Carducci was named best goalkeeper and Volkswagen Premier Performer, while Malonga was nominated for best player.[24][25][26]

Squad

As of November 2, 2019.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci GK (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 23) Calgary Foothills
22 Niko Giantsopoulos GK (1994-06-24)June 24, 1994 (aged 25) Launceston City
Defenders
2 Chris Serban RB (1995-11-15)November 15, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
3 Nathan Mavila LB (1995-10-15)October 15, 1995 (aged 24) Dulwich Hamlet
4 Dominick Zator CB (1994-09-18)September 18, 1994 (aged 25) Calgary Foothills
5 Mason Trafford CB (1986-08-21)August 21, 1986 (aged 33) Miami FC
12 Dean Northover FB (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 28) Calgary Foothills
14 Jonathan Wheeldon CB (1989-08-28)August 28, 1989 (aged 30) Calgary Foothills
15 Joel Waterman CB (1996-01-24)January 24, 1996 (aged 23) Trinity Western Spartans
Midfielders
6 Nik Ledgerwood DM / RB (1985-01-16)January 16, 1985 (aged 34) Calgary Foothills
8 Julian Büscher CM (1993-04-22)April 22, 1993 (aged 26) LA Galaxy II
10 Sergio Camargo AM (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 25) Calgary Foothills
11 José Escalante LW (1995-05-29)May 29, 1995 (aged 24) Juticalpa
13 Victor Loturi CM (2001-05-21)May 21, 2001 (aged 18) Calgary Northside Soccer
16 Elijah Adekugbe MF (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 23) Calgary Foothills
17 Nico Pasquotti RW (1995-10-18)October 18, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
18 Mauro Eustáquio CM (1993-02-10)February 10, 1993 (aged 26) Penn FC
20 Carlos Patiño AM (1995-08-18)August 18, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
21 Malyk Hamilton RW / RB (1999-09-02)September 2, 1999 (aged 20) Toronto FC II
25 Tofa Fakunle AM (1995-01-11)January 11, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
Forwards
7 Oliver Minatel ST / LW / RW (1992-08-29)August 29, 1992 (aged 27) South Melbourne
9 Jordan Brown ST (1996-11-10)November 10, 1996 (aged 23) Znojmo
23 Dominique Malonga ST (1989-01-08)January 8, 1989 (aged 30) Chania
24 Aribim Pepple ST December 25, 2002 (aged 16) Calgary Foothills

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
6 MF Nik Ledgerwood Calgary Foothills Free Transfer November 29, 2018 [27]
10 MF Sergio Camargo Calgary Foothills Free Transfer November 29, 2018 [27]
1 GK Marco Carducci Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
2 DF Chris Serban Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
4 DF Dominick Zator Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
16 MF Elijah Adekugbe Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
7 FW Oliver Minatel South Melbourne Free Transfer January 16, 2019 [29]
22 GK Niko Giantsopoulos Launceston City Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
12 DF Dean Northover Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
20 MF Carlos Patiño Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
17 MF Nico Pasquotti Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
9 FW Jordan Brown Znojmo Free Transfer January 30, 2019 [31]
15 DF Joel Waterman Trinity Western Spartans Selected 14th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft February 6, 2019 [32]
8 MF Julian Büscher LA Galaxy II Free Transfer February 13, 2019 [33]
3 DF Nathan Mavila Dulwich Hamlet Free Transfer February 20, 2019 [34]
5 DF Mason Trafford Miami FC Free Transfer February 27, 2019 [35]
21 MF Malyk Hamilton Toronto FC II Free Transfer March 6, 2019 [36]
14 DF Jonathan Wheeldon Calgary Foothills Free Transfer March 13, 2019 [37]
18 MF Mauro Eustáquio Penn FC Free Transfer March 20, 2019 [38]
23 FW Dominique Malonga Chania Free Transfer March 27, 2019 [39]
11 MF José Escalante Juticalpa Free Transfer April 10, 2019 [40]
13 MF Victor Loturi Calgary Northside Soccer Free Transfer April 17, 2019 [41]
19 FW Gabriel Bitar Carleton Ravens Selected 1st overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft April 24, 2019 [42]
24 FW Aribim Pepple Calgary Foothills Free Transfer August 9, 2019 [43]
25 MF Tofa Fakunle Calgary Foothills Free Transfer August 28, 2019 [44]

Draft picks

Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Player Pos. Nationality University
1 1 FW Gabriel Bitar  Canada Carleton Ravens
2 14 MF Joel Waterman  Canada Trinity Western Spartans
3 15 FW Easton Ongaro  Canada Alberta Golden Bears

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
19 FW Gabriel Bitar Carleton Ravens Developmental Contract expired August 15, 2019 [45]

Competitions

Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).

Preseason

Canadian Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 10 8 0 2 16 7 +9 24 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals
2 Forge 10 6 1 3 15 7 +8 19 2019 CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
3 FC Edmonton 10 4 2 4 8 9 1 14
4 HFX Wanderers 10 3 2 5 8 11 3 11
5 Pacific 10 3 2 5 11 15 4 11
6 York9 10 2 5 3 9 11 2 11
7 Valour 10 3 0 7 8 15 7 9
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. As winner of home and away matches between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 8 0 2 16 7  +9 24 4 0 1 6 2  +4 4 0 1 10 5  +5

Last updated: July 1, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match
Match12345678910
GroundHHAHHAAHAA
ResultWWWWWWWLWL
Position2111111111
Updated to match(es) played on July 1, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
May 4 1 Cavalry FC 2–1 York9 FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:30 pm Brown  26'
Northover  31'
Wheeldon  56'
Zator  78'
Oliver  90+3'
Report Estevez  60'
Murofushi  68'
Furlano  81'
Adjei  83'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 8 2 Cavalry FC 1–0 Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Büscher  51'
Dean Northover  78'
Adekugbe  82'
Escalante  86'
Report Murrell  39'
Thomas  53'
Béland-Goyette  69'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,055
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 12 3 Forge FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
11:00 am Borges  34'
Thomas  68'
Report Ledgerwood  22'
Wheeldon  31'
Joel Waterman  81'
Pasquotti  90+5'
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,912
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
May 18 4 Cavalry FC 1–0 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Brown  45+1'
Adekugbe  66'
Report Soria  9' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 25 5 Cavalry FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:30 pm Malonga  21', 56'
Pasquotti  53'
Report Gutiérrez  76' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: David Barrie
June 15 6 FC Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
12:30 pm Moses  33'
Zebie  54'
Report Camargo  35'  66', 73'
Waterman  59'
Adekugbe  61'
Pasquotti  77'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,256
Referee: Juan Marquez
June 19 7 HFX Wanderers FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
4:00 pm Iida  26'
Arnone  39'
Andre Rampersad  50'  71'
Report Waterman  36'
Camargo  39'
Bona  41' (o.g.)
Wheeldon  57'
Büscher  80'
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,021
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
June 22 8 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Report Bekker  5'  87'
Owundi  38'
Samuel  40'
Thomas  89'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,697
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 26 9 York9 FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00 pm Aparicio  22'
Di Chiara  69'
Report Malonga  14'  24'
Büscher  35'
Pasquotti  65'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
July 1 10 Pacific FC 3–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 pm Alghamdi  48'  49'
González  51'  72'
Blasco  76'
Nakajima-Farran  90+7'
Report Büscher  37'
Eustáquio  51'  90+6'
Mavila  56'
Loturi  58'
Malonga  61'
Northover  74'
Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Juan Marquez
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 18 11 5 2 35 12 +23 38 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals
2 Forge 18 11 4 3 30 19 +11 37
3 York9 18 7 2 9 30 26 +4 23
4 Pacific 18 5 5 8 24 31 7 20
5 Valour 18 5 4 9 22 37 15 19
6 FC Edmonton 18 4 6 8 19 24 5 18
7 HFX Wanderers 18 3 8 7 13 24 11 17
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 11 5 2 35 12  +23 38 7 2 0 20 6  +14 4 3 2 15 6  +9

Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match
Match123456789101112131415161718
GroundAAHAAHHAHAAHAHHHAH
ResultWWWDDDWLDWWWDWWWLW
Position112221122111221121
Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
July 6 1 Pacific FC 2–3 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 pm Baldisimo  58'
Fisk  59'
Blasco  65'
Campbell  83'
Report Camargo  21', 61'
Pasquotti  27'
Escalante  37'
Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 13 2 HFX Wanderers FC 0–1 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
1:30 pm Gutiérrez  59'
Bona  88'
Report Oliver  85' Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 21 3 Cavalry FC 1–0 York9 FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Gasparotto  10' (o.g.) Report Furlano  77' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 27 4 Valour FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
11:00 am Thomas  45+1'
Paolucci  84'
Ohin  90+1'
Bustos  90+3' (pen.)
Report Oliver  42'
Mavila  90+3'
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
August 10 5 HFX Wanderers FC 0–0 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 am Simmons  27'
Oxner  60'
Report Wheeldon  38'
Trafford  47'
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,204
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
August 16 6 Cavalry FC 0–0 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Oliver  34' Report Didic  76'
Edwini-Bonsu  80'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 21 7 Cavalry FC 3–1 York9 FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Malonga  5', 51'
Büscher  45+1'
Adekugbe  59'
Report Porter  15'
Di Chiara  44'
Springer  57'
Furlano  77'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 25 8 Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:30 pm Frano  48'
Grant  79'  81'
Report Adekugbe  71' Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 6,883
Referee: David Barrie
August 28 9 Cavalry FC 1–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Oliver  34' Report Campbell  7'
Chung  82'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 2 10 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:30 pm Galán  48'
Ohin  58'
Mitter  78'
Carreiro  90'
Report Ledgerwood  13' (pen.)
Brown  18'  88'
Pasquotti  39'
Mitter  42' (o.g.)
Büscher  52', 79'
Oliver  60', 87'
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 11 11 FC Edmonton 0–1 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm Marcelin  45+2'
Diouck  66'
Esua  74'
Report Ledgerwood  27' (pen.)
Pasquotti  43'
Brown  79'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: David Gantar
September 22 12 Cavalry FC 4–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:30 pm Escalante  12', 87'
Carducci  60'
Oliver  66'
Malonga  75' (pen.)
Report McCurdy  21'  75'
Blasco  36'
Norman Jr.  52'
Hojabrpour  56'
Campbell  61' (pen.)
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,968
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 28 13 York9 FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
4:00 pm Di Chiara  43'
Telfer  52'
Murofushi  90+6'
Report Eustáquio  63'
Escalante  66'
Mavila  66'  73'
Pasquotti  82'  90+2'
Ledgerwood  89'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,568
Referee: Filip Dujic
October 2 14 Cavalry FC 4–1 Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Malonga  53', 87'
Waterman  62'
Ledgerwood  74'
Oliver  85'
Büscher  90+1'
Report Ohin  28'
Bustos  77'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,570
Referee: Alain Ruch
October 5 15 Cavalry FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Adekugbe  71'
Büscher  83'
Waterman  90+1'
Report Skublak  44'
Williams  83'
N'sa  90+4'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 9 16 Cavalry FC 2–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Oliver  15'
Malonga  63', 84'
Pasquotti  88'
Report Frano  45+1'
Novak  47'  78'
Owundi  66'
Nanco  90+3'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Note: Originally scheduled for July 30
October 16 17 Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:00 pm Choinière  42'
Samuel  64'  71'
Report Hamilton  36'
Büscher  74'
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Juan Marquez
October 19 18 Cavalry FC 3–1 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
2:00 pm Adekugbe  47'
Camargo  76'
Brown  80'
Escalante  86'  86'
Report Ameobi  75'
Diouck  83'
Ongaro  90'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,492
Referee: David Barrie

CPL Finals

October 26 First leg Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
2:00 pm Borges  45+1'  69'
Awuah  63'
Report Oliver  24'
Joel Waterman  37'
Wheeldon  69'
Trafford  75'
Ledgerwood  88'
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 10,486
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Note: Borges red card was rescinded by Canada Soccer’s Disciplinary Committee.
November 2 Second leg Cavalry FC 0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:30 pm Pasquotti  18'
Ledgerwood  51'
Escalante  75'
Wheeldon  86'
Report Novak  42'
Choinière  73'  90+5'
Henry  90+2'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,831
Referee: Alain Ruch

Canadian Championship

First qualifying round

May 15 First leg Pacific FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
8:30 pm Nakajima-Farran  70' Report Waterman  6'
Zator  9'
Oliver  16'
Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Yusri Rudolph
May 22 Second leg Cavalry FC 2–1
(4–1 agg.)
Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Haber  2' (o.g.)
Büscher  67'
Northover  89'
Report Haber  73',  88'
Verhoven  89'
Baldisimo  90+1'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Juan Marquez

Second qualifying round

June 4 First leg Forge FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:30 pm Welshman  48'
Achinioti-Jönsson  68'
Frano  84'
Roberts  90+4'
Report Mavila  40'
Malonga  90+6' (pen.)
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: David Barrie
June 11 Second leg Cavalry FC 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Malonga  41'
Camargo  58'
Escalante  59'
Mavila  60'
Giantsopoulos  90+6'
Report Bekker  13'
Krutzen  68'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Third qualifying round

July 10 First leg Cavalry FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Escalante  56'
Adekugbe  66'
Ledgerwood  71'
Report Adnan  89' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
July 24 Second leg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Cavalry FC Vancouver, British Columbia
8:30 pm Venuto  51'
In-beom  67'
Report Mavila  5'
Brown  7'
Wheeldon  47'
Zator  72'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Alain Ruch

Semi-finals

August 7 First leg Montreal Impact 2–1 Cavalry FC Montreal, Quebec
5:30 pm Piatti  32', 49'
Krolicki  34'
Okwonkwo  74'
Report Ledgerwood  56'  71'
Camargo  69'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,665
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 14 Second leg Cavalry FC 0–1
(1–3 agg.)
Montreal Impact Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Report Jackson-Hamel  13'
Corrales  36'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of November 2, 2019

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCPL Spring seasonCPL Fall seasonCPL ChampionshipCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Marco Carducci 2909+0014+002+004+00
2 DF Chris Serban 000+000+000+000+00
3 DF Nathan Mavila 3207+2014+002+006+10
4 DF Dominick Zator 3738+1116+202+008+02
5 DF Mason Trafford 2804+0015+102+006+00
6 MF Nik Ledgerwood 2334+019+522+002+10
7 FW Oliver Minatel 2981+5014+271+101+41
8 MF Julian Büscher 3367+1112+342+008+01
9 FW Jordan Brown 3255+529+421+104+31
10 MF Sergio Camargo 2687+237+231+105+12
11 MF José Escalante 3046+1111+431+105+10
12 DF Dean Northover 1307+100+000+004+10
13 MF Victor Loturi 401+001+000+000+20
14 DF Jonathan Wheeldon 2208+008+001+104+00
15 DF Joel Waterman 2519+109+211+002+10
16 MF Elijah Adekugbe 2418+009+210+004+10
17 MF Nico Pasquotti 3356+2214+132+008+00
18 MF Mauro Eustáquio 1500+405+100+003+20
20 MF Carlos Patiño 1501+202+600+003+10
21 MF Malyk Hamilton 2002+2012+200+002+00
22 GK Niko Giantsopoulos 901+004+000+004+00
23 FW Dominique Malonga 30138+1412+272+004+12
24 FW Aribim Pepple 900+000+700+100+10
25 MF Tofa Fakunle 200+000+200+000+00
Players who left during the season:
19 FW Gabriel Bitar 301+000+000+001+10

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
1Dominique MalongaFW470213
2Sergio CamargoMF33028
Oliver MinatelFW07018
4Julian BüscherMF14016
5Jordan BrownFW22015
Nico PasquottiMF23005
7José EscalanteMF13004
8Nik LedgerwoodMF12003
Dominick ZatorDF10023
10Elijah AdekugbeMF01001
Joel WatermanDF01001
Own goals12014
Totals163501061

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
1José EscalanteMF13026
Nico PasquottiMF12036
3Elijah AdekugbeMF31004
Julian BüscherMF04004
5Sergio CamargoMF03003
Malyk HamiltonMF02013
Dominick ZatorDF03003
8Dominique MalongaFW10012
Joel WatermanDF11002
10Jordan BrownFW01001
Nik LedgerwoodMF00011
Nathan MavilaDF01001
Oliver MinatelFW01001
Carlos PatiñoMF01001
Totals7230838

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
1Marco Carducci540110
2Niko Giantsopoulos03014
Totals570214

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
1GKMarco Carducci0010000010
3DFNathan Mavila1011003051
5DFMason Trafford0010100020
6MFNik Ledgerwood0020201151
7FWOliver Minatel1020100040
8MFJulian Büscher3020000050
9FWJordan Brown0020000020
10MFSergio Camargo1000000010
11MFJosé Escalante0021102051
12DFDean Northover2100001031
13MFVictor Loturi1000000010
14DFJonathan Wheeldon3010201070
15DFJoel Waterman3010011051
16MFElijah Adekugbe3030001070
17MFNico Pasquotti2030100060
18MFMauro Eustáquio1110000021
21MFMalyk Hamilton0010000010
22GKNiko Giantsopoulos0000001010
23FWDominique Malonga1000000010
Totals22223281111646

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Honours

Award Recipient(s) Link
Golden Glove Marco Carducci [46]
Coach of the Year Tommy Wheeldon Jr. [47]

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